Spinning type fishing reel



Aug 3l, 1954 H. G. SHAKESPEARE ET AL 2,687,855

SPINNING TYPE FISHING REEL Filed Nov. 20, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l llg- 3l,l954 H. G. SHAKESPEARE ET AL 2,687,855

SPINNING TYPE FISHING REEL Filed Nov. 20, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 /7 d/WegPatented Aug. 31, 1954 'im Per ENT oie-'Fiori' SPINNING TYPE FISHINGREEL frenetici; slakeep'eefeiena Gerau .151 Harriigtbn; Kalamazoo;Michi, assiginjo's't' Shalsp Cmpany; Kalamazoo, Micir:Application-November 20, 19.50,-SerialNm196574" (o1. zizLsin" rI Jhisinvention .relates to improvement'si'n spinningtypeshing.. reel..

The principalv obj eots of. this. invention. are:

lirst, to pro-vide a spinningy type fishing.. reel.4 including. af levelWinding means whichA isV controlled-froiny the crank. to Windfthe lineupon the spool-'When the crank is rotatedin one. direction. andi. toproject anclfliol'dthe spool'in projeoted-position forv casting-When thecrank is. reversely actuated.

Second. to. provide' a spinning type shingereel having these advantagesin which variable friotio'nf may be applied to the spool to meetlrequirements. asinplaiying' a iish.

Th'rd,..to provide a fishingl reel having' these' advantages which sverysimple and coihpact' in structure and at the same time-the parts' arearrangedso as not toy be subjected to 'undue SIBSS..

bjects relatingto details and eo'ononiies of the invention will appearfrom the' desoriptionito' HW. Tf1@ 'IlVeIl-tll' ls dfllld' and pt'dg'outr inthe claims.Y

AJ. preferred? embodirnent' ofltlie invention .is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing. in' whiol.:

Fig.. l'. is a side elevational' vie'vvo`f.a shing reel. embodyingrtheinvention Withthe" parts' in" line Windinglposition..

is a. plan. View with the'part's" in anotli'ei" line Windinglposition.

partially broken away'witlfltlie spooll inprojectd' casting`A position..Y

Ei'glis an enl'arg'dvi'ew mainly in Vlon'gitll'd'il" nalseotion on alinecorrespondinggto liner-A ofi igfl'. the Sootoltyole on' tli'espool'spindle' bein'g. shown in one position' by full lines andanotherposition by 'dotted' lines to" indicate" the stroke thereof..

Fig; 5 is' a fragmentary sideN elevation with the driving; gear inreverse actuated" position jto holdj'tne spool in projeet'ed`v` positionas shown ir'rFgiS;

Fig; eis" e fragmentary viewin' "section en e line corresponding. toline 6-6 of Fig. 5

Fig; 7'" is; an" enlarged fragmentary View part'aliy in' section of theline' windiiigmember':

'the embodiment of the inverrtieii ilistra'tee comprises a gear box. orcasing l having rernov- 2" t andv Withfarear spindle bearing-11 axiallyaligned With-the bearing; 6; The` line winding.7 member' 8; has.- a`cylindrical( peripheral-1po1ftonand .isopen" atits forward-end..v At itsrear endeitv is'fpro-y videdfwith a.-\veb- '9v havingL av hub-Hryarranged.'

within thebearinggprovided Witha bushing I I;

Thespool spindle I2fhas.anon-circular portionfleat its rear/.endreciprocatingly supported. in the-non -iroularopening. lleof the bearingineznber i5 supported .in the bearing` l. The. bearinefinernber i5hasa-.ange I6 disposed be;- tweenthe friotiondisls. l1. and .I8 forfriotionally restraining theiotation of the-.bearing member. I5 thev capi9. being. threaded-uponthe bearing..

Tsdtlat. desired friction drags-may. be. applied s? threaded upon thespindle.' n'ut is 3 become worn. The spindle is reciprocated as the linewinding member 8 is rotated, the means by which this is accomplished inthe embodiment illustrated comprising the Scotch yoke 38, which isdisposed between the thrust members 31 on the spindle to be engaged bythe pin 39. The pin 39 is oatingly supported by the disk 40 disposedbetween the yoke 36 and the wear plate 4| seated in a chamber 42provided therefor in the face of the gear 5. This wear plate 4I isprovided with a curved slot 43 which is engaged by the inner end of thepin. When the crank is rotated in line winding direction, the pinengages the end 44 of the slot 43, as shown in Fig. 4, and serves as awrist pin driving the yoke and consequently reciprocating the spoolspindle. At the same time, the line winding member 8 is rotated in linewinding direction.

When the crank is actuated in the reverse direction, the pin engages theend 45 of the slot, and the spool is actuated to its fully projectedposition as shown in Fig. 3. The end 45 of the slot 43 is farther fromthe axis of rotation of the wear plate 4l than is the end 44 of the slot43, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, whereby the spool is actuated to thefully projected position of Fig. 3 when the crank is actuated in reversedirection. To check the reciprocation of the spindle as well as thereverse rotation of the winding member 8, the spindle is provided with astop 12| which engages the face 22 of the gear 20 (see Fig. When a castis about to be made the crank is first rotated in a reverse directionuntil the stop l2! engaging the face 22 stops such reverse rotation,this reverse rotation actuates the spool to the forward position of Fig.3 and automatically disengages the winding finger 34 from the line. Therear face of the finger 34, that is, the face adjacent to the windingmember 8, is disposed relative to the direction of reverse rotation ofthe winding member to provide a substantially unobstructed surface formovement of the finger relative to the line during such reverse rotationto facilitate the automaticV release of the nger from the line.

With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3, a cast can be made inthe usual manner of a spinning reel. When it is desired to retrieve theline, the line is engaged with the winding nger and the crank operatedin line winding direction, the operator desirably guiding the line tothe spool by a finger of the hand grasping the rod.

When the reel is in its fully projected position, as shown in Fig. 3,the faced rim of the rear spool flange serves as a guard for the linepickup or winding nger so that the line cannot become accidentallyengaged therewith or snagged thereon. This is desirable as it will beunderstood there may be some whipping action of the line as it is drawnoff from the spool in ordinary casting, especially if the reel is beingmanipulated by an unskilled operator. In the embodiment illustrated,there are two of the line holding or pick-up fingers 34. This, however,is mainly a matter of convenience.

In the embodiment illustrated, the gear box or casing I is provided witha reel seat engaging clip 4B, which is the structure being designed tobe mounted on the underside of a rod.

We have illustrated and described our invention in what we consider asbeing a highly desirable commercial embodiment thereof. We have notattempted to illustrate or describe certain modifications andadaptations which we contemplate, as we believe the disclosure made willenable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt our invention as maybe desired.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a fishing reel, the combination of a gear box having alignmentfront and rear bearings, an open cylindrical forwardly facing linewinding member provided with a hub rotatably supported in said frontbearing, a spindle having a non-circular portion at its rear end, aspindle bearing member mounted in said rear bearing of said gear box andwith which said non-circular portion has axial sliding engagement,adjustable friction means for said spindle bearing member, a drivinggear provided with a crank, a coacting driven gear on said spindleprovided with a sleeve projecting through the hub of said line windingmember and having driving connection therewith, a Scotch yoke mounted onsaid spindle, a connecting pin for said yoke and driving gear, saiddriving gear being provided with a curved slot with which said pin isfloatingly engaged whereby the spindle is reciprocated when the drivinggear is rotated in line winding direction and the spindle is projectedwhen the gear is reversely rotated, a spool comprising a hub mounted onsaid spindle, a rear flange memlber reciprocable within said linewinding member and having an integral barrel mounted on said hub, afront spool iiange mounted on said spool hub and provided with aforwardly projecting peripheral line guiding rim, and a line engagingfinger on the forward edge of said line winding member, said inner spoolflange rim constituting a guard for said winding nger when the spool isin its forward position.

2. In a fishing reel, the combination of a gear box having aligned frontand rear bearings, an open cylindrical forwardly facing line windingmember provided with a hub rotatably supported in said front bearing, aspindle having a non-circular portion at its rear end, a spindle bearingmember mounted in said rear bearing of said gear box and with which saidnon-circular portion has axial sliding engagement, adjustable drag meansfor said spindle bearing member, a driving gear provided with a crank, acoacting driven gear on said spindle provided with a sleeve projectingthrough the hub of said line winding member and having drivingconnection therewith, a Scotch yoke mounted on said spindle, aconnecting pin for said yoke and driving gear, said driving gear beingprovided with a curved slot with which said pin is floatingly engagedwhereby the spindle is reciprocated when the driving gear is rotated inline winding direction and the spindle is projected when the gear isreversely rotated, a spool comprising a hub mounted on said spindle, arear ange member reciprocable within said line winding member and havingan integral barrel mounted on said hub, a front spool ange mounted onsaid spool hub, and a line engaging finger on the forward edge of saidline winding member.

3. In a fishing reel, the combination of a gear box having aligned frontand rear bearings, an

open4 cylindrical forwardly facing line winding' member provided with ahub rotatably supported in said front bearing, a spindle having anoncircular portion at its rear end, a spindle bearing member mounted insaid rear bearing of said gear box and with which said non-circularportion has axial sliding engagement, a driving gearprovided; with;` aacrank. afi enacting drivens gear? on said spindle'l havingedrivingrconnectionssfto' said line windingmembers.-a;Scotclriyolremount;` ed .one said.' spindflegr. ai..connecting: pin fer said;

providediwith'::a'sletwithlwhic said-Dpiniis iiioat-'f ingly engagedwhereby theffspindlez iszfrecipro`` cated when; the'driv-ing gearisirotatediinone direction r andthe :spindiecisdproj ectedz: when; the:

gearsisffreversely. rotatedgl-aiiStOpJon'lSaiid Sp'ldle'jv 10imountedf'inlitlie rearl bearing, .areciprecatingw limiting; its.; proje'ctingf stroke;v as. spoolx. onzsaidl spindle-'f comprising.'V a'.rear'. flange reciprocable: within. saidline. windingumemberi and airontlangeiaandc a; linea winrzling on.' the;` for;l

mounted spindle reciprocatingly engagedIi with'A saidrearbearingfnif'amb'ei,l adriving'gearprovided'z with af crank,- a coactingdriven'Y gear on said* spindle ande connected:I to= i the h'ub of' saidiline:

Wardedgel f Said lnei'wndineflmemberiSaidllwindingfmemuerandhavingdriving-connection inner :spool flangesrirrr*l constituting I a'guards for` winding 'nger :when: .thefsspool iis: in'V :itsfsforilwardi positions...

4;, .a:iislfiingtreel,1 .the'icornbinationrof a. gear! therewith,driving connections forfsaid spindle te said -drivih'ggear' wherebytheospindle is=1recipro' l cated as' said line' windi-ngi'memberisfrotat'edj av spool? on said spindl'ecomprising' front 'andfrearbomhaving.'alignedlfront; andrrearbearings, .an 202 amges, there@ mange'bein-gf reciprocable openA cylindrical forwardly?l facing line Windingfmember'provi'dedawitlra hnbi :rotatably supported' in; `.said:..fron.tbearingya spindle: having.; a noncircular portion .at itsl rear. end,,at spindlefbe'are.

said' line winding member. and 'liaving a 'rearwardly projecting'peripiieralrim,y ahook-like' Winding iingeron `said line Winding-memberfae-r u ing in "tlfiedirection'A of theline windingrotation ing' member"mounted. in saidmear: bearing-oi 25.-1thee0f, andvm-eans. operabl' uppnreverse"rota-` said: gear box.'` and. with vvh'ichfzsaidz.non-circular`portion' has'. axial sliding engagemen.t a. driv'- ingfgear providedwith. acranlcg; a -coacting .driven gear onv said. spindle.havingtdriving connection tion of' said "line-@winding member fork'projecting said spool te a f forwardlposition where the rear spoollflange rinrclbsesand constitutesaguard fensaidline winding-f iir'iger,lsaid-*finger automatito; said.; line, winding'. member, a. Scotch` yoke30a'. muy, releasngthe une, upon'saidtreVe-Tse, rotar mounted. on..said; spindleaa.` connecting.` pin for said yoke and driving gear,said;driving. gear being; providedswithfa slot with `which saidrpinisnOa-tin'gly engaged whereby thespindle: is reciprocated whenrthe.Adriving gear. is rotated: in one. direction,andi` the fspin'dle s is.'projected.' when the.: gear is reversely' rotated', a spnol on said.spindle@ comprising. a: rear'v an'ge: reciprocable within said. linewinding member anda fronty ange, andzaalinefwinding.. nn'ger" on saidline winding. member; i

5. .Inra shing reel; the combinationcf aigear boxxhavin'g alignediront.andi rear bearings;r an open cylindrical. forwardly facing.A line.`winding. memberf'providedi withla'hub rotatablyfsupported in .saidifront '.bearing;` a; spindle. bearingmember mountediin.the.r'earrbearing=, a. recip'rocatinglyv mounted spindle.reciprocatingly'y engaged withA saidl rea-r2 bearing. member,` .aidrivingl gear pro.- vided With a crank, a coacting driven gear orrisaidspindle and connected to the hub of said line winding memberandliavin'gdriving connection therewith, drivingconnections fortsaid spindle tosaid driving gear whereby the spindle is reciprocated ais. said linewindingrnemberis rotated, a' 55 spool on.' saidspindle'cornpris'ing'front and' rear flanges; the 'rea'r flange beingreciprocable Within said line winding.memberland'having a rearwardlyprojecting peripheral rim provided with a-yieldableperipheral brush-like.facing acting to prevent the. entrance of aline between .the linewindingmember and therear. spool flange, and a hook-like line Windingiinger on the forward edge of said line winding member facing in thedirection of line winding rotation thereof, and 65 means operable uponreverse rotation of the line winding member for projecting the spool toa for- Ward position Where the inner spool flange rim closes andconstitutes a closure for said line winding member, said hook-likefinger being auto- 7 matically released from the line upon said reverserotation of the line winding member, the rear face of the nger beingdisposed relative to the direction of said reverse rotation of thewind.. ing member to provide a substantially unobfor' movement ot thefinger relative to' the line' tion :of fthe line v'winding member, theIrear. face` of thelnger being disposed reiative tothe direction of saidreverse rotation of' thewindingl member Y, to provide a substantiallyunobstructed* surface during said. reverse rotation`-` tof facilitate'said; automatic` releaseof the -ngerfr'ornthe line.=

7%' In a shingreel, thecombination ofa gear 4,) box', a forwardlyfacingrotatably mounted spoor-- housing member, aspindlefhaving 1anon-circular" portion at its rear end, a-spindle bearingmember"receiving said non-circular-portionfor axial slid-"- ing'movement andprovided lwith adjustable friction drag means; a manually' actuateddrivinggear, acoacting driven'gearhaving-drivingcone-"beingprovided'with a'slot'in which said pin-isl fioatinglymountedfsothat the 'pinl engages'vone end"'of"the"slot`when thedrivinggear is rotated in'direction toA drive said housing memberandin ytheother end of" the sltto projectitlie spool in casting position when the.drivinggear is .rotated in the other direction. y Y

8.` Inaiishing reel, the combinationof "agear box, a forwardlyffacingrotatably mounted'spo'ol'" housing." member, a spindle mounted" foraxial l reciprocation, a manually'actuated:driving gear,

a coacting driven gear having drivingconnection to,saidhousing-membenaScotch yoke on'said spindle, a connecting pin for' said yoke andidrivinggear, and a spool mounted on said spindle to be reciprocated therewith,said driving gear being provided with a slot in which said pin isiioatingly mounted so that the pin engages one end of the slot when thedriving gear is rotated in direction to drive said housing member andreciprocate the spindle and the other end of the slot when the gear isrotated in the other direction to project the spindle.

9. In a fishing reel, the combination of a gear box, a forwardly facingrotatably mounted spool housing member, a spindle mounted for axialreciprocation, a manually actuated driving gear, a coacting driven gearhaving driving connection to said housing member, a lScotch yoke on saidspindle, a connecting pin for said yoke and driving gear, said drivinggear being provided with a slot in which said pin is floatingly mountedthe pin being positioned at one end of the slot when the driving gear isrotated in direction to drive said housing member and at the other endof the slot when the gear is rotated in the other direction to projectthe spindle to casting position, a spool mounted on said spindle to bereciprocated therewith, said spool comprising a rear flange having arearwardly projecting peripheral rim provided with a yieldableperipheral facing acting to prevent the entrance of a line between thehousing and the rear spool ange, and a line winding element on saidhousing member acting to wind the line upon the/spool as the housingmember is rotated and the spool is reciprocated.

10. In a iishing reel, the combination of a casing, a spindle rotatablyand reciprocatingly mounted therein, a drag for restraining rotation ofsaid spindle, a spool on said spindle, a rotatably mounted line windingmember operably associated with said spool, manually operated actuatingmeans for said spool and line winding member comprising a driving gear,a driven gear having driving connection with said line Winding member, aScotch yoke on said spindle, a connecting pin for said yoke and drivinggear, said driving gear being provided with a slot with which said pinis loatingly engaged for reciprocating the spindle when the driving gearis rotated in one direction and projects the spindle when the gear isrotated in the reverse direction, and a stop on said spindle limitingits projecting movement.

1l. In a fishing reel, the combination of a casing, a spindle rotatablyand reciprocatingly mounted therein, a drag for restraining rotation ofsaid spindle, a spool on said spindle, a rotatably mounted line windingmember operably associated with said spool, manually operated actuatingmeans for said spool and line winding member comprising a driving gear,a driven gear having driving connection with said line winding member, aScotch yoke on said spindle, a connecting pin for said yoke and drivinggear, said driving gear being provided with a slot With which said pinis floatingly engaged for reciprocating the spindle when the drivinggear is rotated in one direction and projects the spindle when the gearis rotated in the reverse direction.

l2. In a fishing reel, the combination of a casing, a spindle rotatablyand reciprocatingly mounted therein, a spool on said spindle, arotatably mounted line winding member operably associated with saidspool, manually operated actuating means for said spool and line windingmember comprising a driving gear, a driven gear having drivingconnection with said line winding member, a Scotch yoke on said spindle,a connecting pin for said yoke and driving gear, said driving gear beingprovided with a slot with which said pin is floatingly engaged, the endsof the slots being positioned so that when the pin is at the inner endof the slot it constitutes a crank for reciprocatingly actuating saidyoke and acts to project the spindle when the driving gear is reverselyactuated.

13. In a shing reel, the combination of a casing, avspindle rotatablyand reciprocatingly mounted therein, frictional means for restrainingrotation of said spindle, a spool on said spindle, a rotatably mountedline winding member operably associated with said spool, manuallyoperated actuating means for said spool and line winding membercomprising a driving gear, a driven gear having driving connection withsaid line winding member, and means for reciprocating said spindle asthe line winding member is rotated when the driving gear is rotated inline winding direction and acting to project said spindle to castingposition when the driving gear is rotated in the reverse directioncomprising a Scotch yoke mounted on said spindle, a connecting pin forsaid yoke and driving gear, said gear being provided with a curved slotwith which said pin is oatingly engaged whereby the spindle isreciprocated when the driving gear is rotated in line winding directionand the spindle is projected when the gear is reversely rotated.

14. In a fishing reel, the combination of a casing, a spindle rotatablyand reciprocatingly mounted therein, a spool on said spindle, arotatably mounted line winding member operably associated with saidspool, manually operated actuating means for said spool and line windingmember comprising a driving gear, a driven gear having drivingconnection with said line winding member, and means for reciprocatingsaid spindle as the line winding member is rotated when the driving gearis rotated in line winding direction and acting to project said spindlewhen the driving gear is rotated in the reverse direction comprising aScotch yoke mounted on said spindle, a connecting pin for said yoke anddriving gear, said gear being provided with a curved slot with whichsaid pin is floatingly engaged whereby the spindle vis reciprocated whenthe driving gear is rotated in line Winding direction and the spindle isprojected when the gear is reversely rotated.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 2,495,621 Young et al Jan. 24, 2,548,073 Segrist Apr. 10, 1951FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 861,383 France Oct. 28, 1940 577,244Great Britain May 10, 1946 262,494 Switzerland Oct. 17, 1949

